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Ezequiel Worlicek, María Victoria Solessi y su niña
de 3 años, Josefina.
Ezequiel Worlicek, María Victoria Solessiand their three-year-old
3 Josefina.
Ezequiel Worlicek, María Victoria Solessi und die dreijährige
Josefina.
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La familia iglesia se reune
Carlos Gorricho, su esposa María del Pilar Rengifo y
sus dos hijos, Alejandro y Pablo, el más pequeño en Osterhasenwiese
junto a la Hna Kinga
Carlos Gorricho, his wife Maria del Pilar Rengifo and
their sons Alejandro and Pablo, with Sister Kinga
Carlos Gorricho, seine Frau Maria del Pilar Rengifo
und ihr Söhne Alejandro und Pablo mit Schwestern Kinga auf der Osterhasenwiese
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Michelle y su hija Jackie Adriaansen viajaron por
4° vez juntas para compartir la Pascua en Schoenstatt.
Michelle and her daughter Jackie Adriaansen are already
the fourth time in Schoenstatt
Schon zum vierten Mal waren Michelle und Jackie Adriaansen
in Schönstatt
Fotos: Marañon © 2006
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Encuentro chileno después de la Vigilia
Chilean encounter after the Vigil
Chile-Treffen nach der Osternachtfeier
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Carlos Castillo, de Puerto Montt, Chile, en la Oficina
de Prensa – un nuevo corresponsal
Carlos Castillo from Puerto Montt, Chile, at the Press
Office – a new correspondent
Carlos Castillo aus Puerto Montt, Chile, im Press Office
– ein neuer Korrespondent
Foto: POS Fischer © 2006
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SCHOENSTATT, rlm. During the Easter celebration, Schoenstatt was like
a home filled with college-aged children. Now that the celebration is
over, they have returned to their colleges to study after the long week-end.
Calm returns and the dining room is empty, the thinking is now "did they
get back safely?" The running around and all of the exhaustive planning
that made everything gleaming, shiny, warm and festive, is over. The beautiful
expectation that one feels when we look forward to meeting with someone
we really like is also over.
Farewell embraces, exchanges of emails and addresses, promises to see
each other again…bags, luggage and a lot of chocolate. That is how the
pilgrims, of a family that is now a little larger, bid each other farewell
with a "see you soon" after celebrating Easter, united with the Blessed
Mother, in Schoenstatt.
"What I am taking from this place, full of the presence of God, is more
of closeness to Mary and to our family," said Maria Victoria Solessi,
missionary for the Rosary Campaign from Argentina, who came with her husband,
Ezequiel and their dainty three year old daughter Josefina. There was
a young family, who had the opportunity of arriving from Zurich, where
they presently live, to spend Easter at "home".
A deluxe dining room for exclusive encounters
"We chose this very special place because we also want to give thanks
that my husband found work," said Maria Victoria. A new life is starting
for them in this far away land, as well as for a family from Colombia
that they providentially met in the same dining room in Sonnenau. Sister
Lisann is in charge of providing the abundant breakfasts served in the
Schoenstatt dining room. Because of its reputation for great food, pilgrims
rarely miss a meal in what is known as the "deluxe hotel of Schoenstatt."
Work usually causes many changes of cities, of friends, of schedules,
and many times even a change of language and of food. It can also be seen
as an opportunity for a new beginning. Starting a new life can also suggest
that one live with more intensity, more confidence, and more closely with
the persons that we love. That is Easter in our life. We hope that Carlos
Gorricho and Maria del Pilar Rengifo along with their two sons, Alejandro
and Pablo, the youngest of this Colombian family, who now reside in Konigstein,
Germany, will experience this and much more.
Chile was present
"I am here returning to reality, school today, chores, work, etc. Believe
me I miss Schoenstatt very much...it is incredible that being so many
kilometers from Chile and even with another language, one still feels
at home, everyone is warm hearted, I enjoyed everything," writes Constanza
Leiva after being in Schoenstatt. The joy of the encounter remains. And
with it, the input of energy remains that only a home can give, and which
is necessary to return to the routine of daily life, school, home, the
office and all the other activities.
For some, it was almost impossible to return home for Easter, so instead
the best possible place was in Schoenstatt. That is why Bernando made
a little trip to Schoenstatt just to feel that he was "with family." His
new voice was heard, many times with a guitar accompaniment, during the
Spanish Mass on Sunday afternoon and at other places. He is from Concepcion,
Chile in nationality and of soul, but during this semester he is in Germany
as an exchange student and he is enjoying the new experiences and trips.
In a few hours, he had already adapted to the routine of the Schoenstatt
volunteers.
And yes, Chile made itself present…there were many people from Chile!!
Some were coming for the first time and others were returning. The Leiva
Family, from Vina del Mar, met here to celebrate Easter. Alejandro Reid,
his wife, Magdalena and their baby, Tomas, who has duel citizenship as
he was born in Great Britain, were also here, and as luck would have it,
they found out that they are almost neighbors with the Leiva family! All
are currently living in England, about an hour away from one another.
"Verruckt!!", as the Germans would say.
So, you are…?
Alejandro, Magdalena and their baby with light colored eyes deserve a
paragraph for themselves. You should have seen them Saturday night after
the Easter Vigil conversing with Father Angel Strada.
Neither the tiredness nor the rain that made itself assiduously present
during this Easter year (hardly spring like in Schoenstatt), impeded the
joy that was present. During an informal conversation about many things
one of Father’s comments was heard. He said he had taken a break from
so much work in his office, "it is slave work, sealing and sealing documents,"
a task that is not very pleasant, but which is necessary in order to soon
present all of the paperwork for Father J. Kentenich’s cause for beatification
in Rome. (It seems that a new Easter is also arriving in this process).
It was here, after some conversation, when an "ah, so you are the famous
Father Angel Strada?" was heard. It must have been the Easter joy or perhaps
it was so dark that they were unable to recognize each others faces…then
much laughter was heard.
Everything to give
Michelle and Jackie Adriaansen, deserve an individual mention because
of who they are. First, they are a mother and daughter team. It is the
fourth time that they have visited Schoenstatt together, although the
youthful and spontaneous Jackie has one more visit in her favor, since
she had the opportunity to participate in the World Youth Day last year.
They come from Cape Town, South Africa, every year to meet in this place
which they already know inside and out. They have been here with the snow,
in the spring, in the dead of winter, at Christmas time, and this time
during Easter. What more can they ask of the Blessed Mother but to celebrate
a birthday here? We’ll see. During Easter there was also a cake and candles
for Michelle, who shines with pleasantness spending a short time among
friends. She gives everything, especially for her family and her friends
that she has made around the world through emails, letters, and phone
calls, as is demonstrated by her very full agenda.
But beware, please take time to answer her emails!! Just like a vine
has to be cut in order for it to grow, there is a fine and firm line through
the names of those who do not answer her affectionate greetings. Perhaps
it is not a bad idea, although if you think about it, who would like to
be forgotten after meeting these wonderful people who arrive at the Shrine
to illuminate a new Easter?
Translation: Celina M Garza, Harlingen, TX, USA / Christi
Jentz, Milwaukee/WI, USA
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